Ever been confused by a magazine that carries a date well ahead of the time you bought it? Well, a UK publisher has discovered that readers actually want the date on the magazine - and its content - to reflect what's happening when it's on sale. Details here.

More spam, this time partly in Spanish. It says:

Hola
Este es un correo automático que [name] te ha enviado para queingreses tu fecha de cumpleaños.

According to Babelfish, that means: "Hello This it is an automatic mail that [name] has sent to you so that you enter your date of birthday."
It's all clear now.

Looks like I might have to take back my (qualified) praise of "guerilla artist" Banksy. Seems his latest stunt - painting an elephant to look like wallpaper - may have been illegal. It's hard not to agree with authorities who called it "frivolous abuse" of the animal.